and came just a few days after he hit his first out-of-the-park home run against the New York Mets. That time, as part of the celebration, his teammates ignored him in the dugout.Langford, 22, came to the plate with the bases loaded in a 2-0 game in the eighth inning. On Friday night, Marcus Semien slammed a three-RBI double to break that game open, an eventual 6-2 victory.Langford had a rough start to his season.
"It was a good opportunity for him to just sit and watch and I think the game slowed down for him a little bit,” Semien said. “He’s going to come up in big situations a lot. I feel like he’s in those situations once a night.”After three consecutive wins — games in which Langford's bat has played a pivotal role — he’s now an integral part of the Rangers lineup, Josh Smith said. Smith's solo home run in the 4th gave Texas the lead on Saturday.
“If we’re going to get to where we want to go, I think he’s got to get going like he has,” Smith said. “He’s just been so good for us recently. It’s like he has an RBI every game.”Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers for Fan Nation/SI and also writes about the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. He also covers the Big 12 for HeartlandCollegeSports.com.
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